Growers Book List
Loop 1 - American History
The book list provided on this page corresponds with the content provided in your daily lesson plans. You are welcome to add or skip any of the books based on your preference and your students needs and interests. Depending on the time and financial resources that you have available, we have provided suggestions on how to find and purchase the reading materials that you will need for this school year.
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Many books in the Portals curriculum are classics that can be found in your church or public library. There are a few open source texts that can be found for free on websites such as Project Gutenberg. These resources will significantly reduce the cost of materials needed to educate your children, but they may require more time and effort to find. Portals has created a downloadable book list with full detail, including ISBN #, in order to make it as easy as possible for you to access the resources you need without spending a bunch of money.
Bible
Bible
-Any version
History
The Landmark History of the American People, Volume I
-Boorstin
The White House is Burning
-Sutcliffe
The Landmark History of the American People, Volume II
-Boorstin
All Sail Set
-Sperry
The Chronicles of Narnia
-Lewis
The Lewis & Clark Expedition
-Neuberger
Literature
Across Five Aprils
-Hunt
Mrs. Frisbee and the Rats of NIMH
-O'Brien
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
-Speare
Farmer Boy
-Wilder
McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm
-Fleischman
Sarah, Plain and Tall
-MacLachlan
The Matchlock Gun
-Edmunds
Who was George Washington Carver?
-Gigliotti
Caddie Woodlawn
-Brink
Room One: A Mystery or Two
-Clements
Old Farmer's Almanac
-Any version
Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
-Sterling
Riding the Pony Express
-Bulla
The Borrowers
-Norton
The Skippack School
-De Angeli
Poems for Memorization
-Pathway Readers
Father and I Were Ranchers: Little Britches
-Moody
Sign of the Beaver
-Speare
Alamo All-Stars
-Hale
George Washington: Our First Leader
-Stevenson
Robert Fulton: Boy Craftsman
-Henry
Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims
-Bulla
The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation
-Reynolds
Secret Valley
-Bulla
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
-Henry
The Great Turkey Walk
-Karr
Charlotte's Web
-White
Henry Reed, Inc.
-Robertson
Sarah Whitcher's Story
-Yates
The Cabin Faced West
-Fritz
Thimble Summer
-Enright
The Secret of the Sealed Room
-MacDonald
Math
Math-U-See
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Complete set of materials (includes instruction manual, instruction DVD, student workbook, integer block kit, digital pack, and test booklet
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Math-U-See placement resources can help ensure students start at the level best suited for them.
Science*
Apologia: Botany
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Textbook Only
OR
Apologia: Zoology 2
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Textbook Only
*Materials depend on the science course that you select. Portals offers multiple course options so that you can select what Science course is best fit for you and your student(s). Please refer to the Portals Scope and Sequence for further information.